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Islam Makhachev says his next fight will be among the final bouts of his career, while he remains determined to defend his UFC welterweight title and prove he is the world’s best. The 35-year-old Russian wants to face the winner of the interim title fight between Carlos Prates…
Gower Street Analytics has raised its forecast for worldwide cinema ticket sales in 2026 to $35.7 billion, which would be a 6.3% increase on 2025 and the strongest annual result since 2019. The projection points to a continued recovery in cinema-going, although the total would remain below 2019’s…
Trinh T. Minh-ha has finished editing “The Undying Desert”, her first film set in the United States, after nearly two decades of filming in the Great Basin Desert. The work explores how people relate to the desert, challenging the idea that it is barren and considering its significance…
The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise, sold as a 15-year round-the-world home, stopped operating in Cambodia after about two years, leaving around 200 passengers to disembark at short notice. The closure has raised questions about the company’s finances and the gap between its promises of a settled life at…
The American Hotel & Lodging Association and U.S. Travel Association have backed a proposed federal tax incentive for film and television production in the United States. They argue that filming can boost tourism by bringing cast, crew and suppliers into local communities and encouraging viewers to visit places…
The Milwaukee Brewers celebrated their World Series victory with a lively parade and rally on Friday, where right fielder Sal Frelick promised to have 100,000 beers, one for every person in the crowd. The festivities highlighted the team’s camaraderie and capped a busy stretch for Frelick, who had…
The article describes a podcast discussion about a defence contractor connecting Anthropic’s Claude to a secure US Department of Defense system. The presenters call it an unusually striking use of AI in government and flag concerns about how contractors are bringing AI tools into sensitive settings. The episode…
Taylor Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You”, from *Toy Story 5*, has topped the Top Movie Songs chart for a fourth consecutive month, holding No. 1 in September 2026. The result shows the song’s soundtrack success continuing well beyond its release and the film’s June cinema debut.…
Twelve Polymarket accounts placed bets that correctly predicted the exact top-five order in the men’s Ballon d’Or, raising concerns that confidential results may have leaked before the ceremony. The award’s organiser, France Football, is investigating and has contacted police. The accounts wagered more than $264,000 and made nearly…
Triumph have cancelled the autumn leg of their 50th Anniversary tour because of sudden, unexpected medical circumstances affecting the band. The decision comes less than three weeks before the shows were due to start and follows the group’s first full tour in 30 years, a successful North American…